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  • 354 | Deep Community Requires Vulnerability

    In this episode of our “We Need Each Other” series, we’ll talk about the importance of embracing vulnerability if we want to experience deep relationships and community. Part of being vulnerable with others is expressing our need for one another, which can be scary because it acknowledges dependence on others. The reality is that expressing our needs and being vulnerable with one another (in a wise and healthy way) honors God because it’s how He created deep community to operate.

    Also, in this episode…

    • How Western culture has affected our view of vulnerability
    • What it takes to be fully known
    • How to start walking in deeper vulnerability
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      42 min
    • 353 | Barriers to Community

      Continuing in our “We Need Each Other” series, we’re going to discuss what’s standing in our way of deep relationships and community. Countless people today feel lonely and isolated and can’t figure out why “finding their people” seems so challenging. So in this episode, we’ll break down some of the most common barriers to community to shed some light on why this is such a challenging area in many of our lives!

      Also, in this episode…

      • How the enemy attacks our experience of community
      • Lies that we believe and agreements we make that keep us from deep relationships
      • The investment it requires of us to have a deep community
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        47 min
      • 352 | What Deep Community Looks Like

        Continuing our “We Need Each Other” series, we’re going to talk about what a deeply committed community could look like in our lives. Many people haven’t experienced deep community in a long time or have never experienced it at all. In this episode, we hope to share a vision that compels you to intentionally seek out what the Lord has in His heart for you when it comes to community.

        Also, in this episode…

        • Assessing whether or not you have deep community
        • Receiving relational nutrients from others
        • The five characteristics to aim for in your closest inner circle of relationships
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          44 min
        • 351 | How Western Culture is Working Against Community

          We’re in our “We Need Each Other” series on MercyTalk where we’re talking about the vital role that community plays in our mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual health. Our Western culture is constantly working against us having deep community. How did we get here and why does everything seem to be pushing against us in this area? Join Melanie and Brooke as they dig into these questions and more.

          Also, in this episode…

          • How the history of American society has affected community
          • Technology’s role in our current culture
          • How our money economy has made for a very impersonal world
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            48 min
          • 350 | The Life We’re Looking For with Andy Crouch

            As we continue our MercyTalk series “We Need Each Other” on relationships and community, we’re thrilled to have nationally renowned author and speaker, Andy Crouch, join us! In this episode, we have a conversation based on Andy’s recently released book, The Life We’re Looking For, where he shares about how impersonal our world has become and how we have displaced some of our most core needs with the ease of technology. Andy also gives us hope for restoring a world where we can truly know and be known.

            Also, in this episode…

            • How things would change if we interacted with others as “persons” versus “people”
            • How our current world has left us underdeveloped and how that affects the defining condition of our time: loneliness
            • How we can restore true community in a world dominated by money and power
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              Resources mentioned in this episode:

              Andy Crouch – The Life We’re Looking For

               

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              50 min
            • 349 | Is God Supposed to Be Enough?

              This episode marks the start of our new MercyTalk series “We Need Each Other” on the vital role that relationships and community play in our mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual health. We’re going to come out strong by diving into what may sound like a very provocative question, “Is God supposed to be enough?”. This conversation sets the stage for this series by talking about how we are all designed for relationships and community.

              Also, in this episode…

              • How we’re created in the image of a “we” and not an “I”
              • How Scripture points to our call to go to one another and need one another
              • What science is teaching us about our need for one another
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                39 min
              • 348 | How Mercy is Supporting Young Women Facing an Unplanned Pregnancy with Founder & President Nancy Alcorn

                The recent overturning of Roe vs Wade has undoubtedly been a significant moment in our nation. In this episode, Founder & President of Mercy Multiplied, Nancy Alcorn, shares about how since 1985, Mercy has been giving women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy an opportunity to choose life. Nancy also shares how God has specifically led us to put more focus on our services for unplanned pregnancy in this season of time.

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                40 min
              • 347 | Important MercyTalk Update

                Hey MercyTalk listeners, it’s Melanie Wise here, and I wanted to give you all a heads up on some really exciting things that we are working on with MercyTalk. If you have been following us for long, you know that we have typically posted a podcast every week to two weeks for the past few years, and we are excited to be transitioning MercyTalk into more of a series structure. What does that mean? It means that we are going to be releasing a few series of episodes each year instead of a podcast every other week. Each series will be focused on a specific theme, and I’m personally excited about this because it’s allowing us to really spend focused time preparing, writing, and recording for each series. We are PUMPED to announce that our upcoming 2022 Fall Series on MercyTalk is going to be on the topic of how relationships and community serve and support your mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual health. As we have been researching and writing the various episodes for this series, I can tell you that it’s personally been rocking MY world, so I can’t tell you how excited I am to get this content out to you all. Until then, be sure that you are following Mercy Multiplied on Instagram and/or Facebook because we’ll be sharing some of our past episodes over the coming weeks until our fall series launches. And then BE SURE that you are subscribed to MercyTalk on whatever podcast platform you use, and be on the lookout for our fall series that we plan to release starting around the middle to end of September! Can’t wait to be back with you guys then!

                2 min
              • 346 | What Pastors Want to Ask Counselors

                We believe that Jesus is the key player in your healing journey. We are also big supporters of people getting professional help when needed. They both have vital roles, but they haven’t always worked well together or understood one another. On this episode, we have a conversation with a pastor and a counselor on some of the common struggles and questions that leaders in the church have for mental health experts. We also talk about how people in the Body of Christ can best support and come alongside those who are engaging in professional counseling.

                 

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                1 hr 3 min
              • 345 | BONUS EPISODE: Testimony Tuesday – Jenna’s Story

                We get to hear so many incredible testimonies from people who have gone through our residential and outpatient programs, as well as those who have completed Mercy’s Keys to Freedom study. However, those outside of Mercy don’t have the opportunity to hear these stories as often, which is why we host a quarterly “Testimony Tuesday” episode on the MercyTalk podcast. This episode of Testimony Tuesday highlights someone who has gone through Keys to Freedom several times, Jenna! Listen as she shares her story about how Keys to Freedom has impacted her life!

                 

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                31 min

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              MercyTalk is a podcast presented by Mercy Multiplied that seeks to provide listeners with practical principles for growing in mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

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